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Washington Square Agreement Met By Cheers and Groans

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 26, 2005 | 2 Comments

The Washington Square Park Council has hired PPS to conduct a community workshop on October 15. The Council is not interested in “reinventing the park or changing its character.” The Council is opposed to a recent agreement on the redesign between the communit’s city councilmember and the parks department.

PPS conducted user surveys [...]

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Fred Kent Speaking at Florida APA Conference

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 6, 2005 | Add Comment

The Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association is holding its annual conference next week at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort. Fred Kent, President of PPS, will be delivering an address on improving communities through Placemaking.

For more information on the conference, visit www.floridaplanning.org

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Public Art Trend Growing in Cities

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 6, 2005 | 3 Comments

Cynthia Nikitin, Vice President of PPS, notes that since the 1990′s, many cities have begun to see public art as a way to attract economic activity.

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Smart Metropolitan Neighborhoods: Urban Parks and Green Space

By bfried@pps.org on Aug 10, 2005 | 1 Comment

PPS’s Andy Wiley-Schwartz and the Trust for Public Land’s Peter Harnik and Larry Kaplan will share expertise on how communities can take advantage of urban parks as tools for community revitalization and engagement in this webcast sponsored by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

The webcast will be held Tuesday, August 16, from 2:00 – 3:00 [...]

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A Meat Market More Friendly for Those On Two Legs

By ngrossman@pps.org on Aug 8, 2005 | Add Comment

The Villager takes a look at PPS’s recent effort in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.

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Farmers Markets & Public Markets Second Annual Briefing

By ksalay@pps.org on Aug 2, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS sponsored a briefing on Capitol Hill on the importance of farmers markets to communities, how markets can address social needs and enhance regional food security, and how they can help revitalize downtowns.

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Downtowns Harvest Farmers Markets’ Growing Success

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 27, 2005 | Add Comment

Chris Heitmann recommends that as farmers markets grow in popularity around the country, communities direct efforts towards developing partnerships and strategic planning, in order to thrive and reap the economic and social benefits that markets bring to neighborhoods.

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Farmers Markets & Public Markets Second Annual Briefing

By ngrossman@pps.org on Jul 20, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS sponsored a briefing and reception with the support of the Ford Foundation and WK Kellogg Foundation on Monday, July 18, 2005 in Washington DC. (view event invitation and details.)

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Improvements Bringing People Back to Freeway Park

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 20, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS worked with Seattle Parks and Recreation to bring people and activity into Freeway Park, which has few users due to lack of signage and maintenance, and a perception of danger. PPS worked with the community to develop recommendations that included physical changes to open up the park and draw people in. The effort is [...]

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The Community is the Expert on Future Raleigh Development

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 19, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Dorthea Dix Hospital will close in 2007, leaving Raleigh, NC with the opportunity to create a master plan for the redevelopment of 315 hilly acres. There are many differing opinions on what the future site should be, ranging from a public park, to high-density private development, or even another hospital, but Kathy Madden feels [...]

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Market Potential: How Public Markets Breathe Life into Urban Decline

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 14, 2005 | 2 Comments

Steve Davies discusses how public markets are not only important as great places and destinations, but are also vital to city – and family – economies.

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New Parking in Downtown Tucson Slows Traffic

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 12, 2005 | Add Comment

As a part of PPS’s work in Tucson, AZ, the City has reduced two major downtown streets from three lanes to two lanes, and created an additional 150 parking spaces. The goal of the change is to discourage use of these streets for through traffic, encourage use by drivers who are going to visit downtown [...]

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